Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the chronicles of Hip Hop, the tale of the DJs who formed the genre’s foundation is a significant but frequently ignored ...

Rap music often revolves around the artist, who gets the accolades, adoration and top billing. But at one time, there was a clear understanding in hip-hop that the DJ was at the top of the food chain.

Friday nights at the bSide are marked by DJs Why B and Kid Cut Up's innovative mixes. "I have no problem playing commercial music," says Cut Up, but both adhere to the idea that hip-hop is "more about ...

National DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. A 1941 Variety Magazine first published the term disc jockey, which famous radio ...

Basketball has been married to hip hop since the music and culture's inception in the early 1970s. There's no greater feeling for basketball players than when they make silky smooth ball-handling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago, during a party at an apartment building in the Bronx, hip-hop was born. That seminal night sparked a globally ...

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DJ Skoot is honoring hip-hop on the water. The Carnival Cruise Line DJ has a playlist for the genre’s 50th birthday, and he recently spoke to rolling out about it all. One of Alabama A&M University’s ...

Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Apple Music has commissioned New Orleans DJs and producers Mannie Fresh, Legatron Prime, KLC the Drum Major and DJ Poppa to create a set of DJ mixes highlighting the city's ...

Five New Orleans DJs are giving listeners an education in local hip-hop history and the city's impact on the genre at-large through a series of curated mixes hosted by Red Bull Radio. DJ Kelly Green, ...

DJ Kay Slay, the venerated hip-hop DJ known as rap’s “Drama King,” died Sunday, April 17, due to complications related to Covid-19. He was 55. The New York City radio station Hot 97 — where DJ Kay ...

When it comes to hip-hop music, the disc jockey is the heartbeat of the genre. National DJ Day is commemorated on Jan. 20 every year to celebrate the work of amateur and professional disk jockeys. A ...